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I wish I could say the results of the election in Eatonville over the weekend were surprising. Sadly, it's the same old, same old for Eatonville, a town that deserves so much more. Anthony Grant, a man who already spent 15 years as mayor and led the town into financial turmoil, was elected again after six years away from the post. Grant says this time will be different. He says he has a plan to turn things around and isn't shaken by skeptics. "I welcome my critics," he told me. "All politicians have critics." I'll give him that. But we're not talking about disagreements over how to fill potholes or how wide the sidewalks should be. We're...

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